Celeste Krewson, Assistant Editor

In a recent study, rates of cesarean delivery were significantly reduced across a wide variety of hospitals following non-medically indicated induction of labor.

In a recent study, significant maternal mortality was found in mothers infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy, with worse outcomes during the second wave of the pandemic compared to the first.

In a recent study, being forced to travel out of state for abortion care led to increased feelings of worry, stigma, and being cast out among patients.

In a recent study, rates of severe nausea and vomiting of pregnancy were higher in passive smokers than non-smokers.

On Friday, the Supreme Court voted to keep mifepristone (Mifeprex; Danco Laboratories) on the market, maintaining its availability for women seeking an abortion.

In a recent study, the SmartMom digital program was able to provide valuable prenatal education through SMS text messaging.

In a recent study, anxiety- and depression-related disorders were more common in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, chronic pelvic pain, and other reproductive disorders.

In a recent review, increased requests for telemedicine abortion and decreased in-person visits to abortion clinics were observed.

In a recent study, knowledge and consideration of self-managed abortion was common for patients before accessing in-clinic care.

In a recent study, histologic subtype accounted for 54.1% of the excess relative risk for Black patients compared to White patients with uterine cancer.

The Supreme Court will make a decision on whether restrictions on mifepristone (Mifeprex; Danco Laboratories) should pass by Friday night.

In a recent study, changes in gestational age distribution in the United States reflected increasing induction of labor rates between 1990 and 2017.

In a recent study, the contraception failure rate for patients taking topiramate and oral contraceptives was similar to patients taking other maintenance therapies and oral contraceptives.

In a recent phase 1 trial, DARE-HRT1 showed positive safety and acceptability results for treating moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women.

In a recent study, greater levels of prenatal concern were associated with higher risks of anxiety, insomnia, and depression.

In a recent study, Developmental Assessment of Young Children, second edition scores for neurodevelopmental outcomes did not differ between infants exposed to maternal COVID-19 during pregnancy and those not exposed.

In a recent study, the mean number of barriers to reproductive health care experienced by patients increased from 1.09 in 2017 to 1.29 in 2021.

In a recent review, recent eviction was associated with worse child health outcomes.

A recent model indicates anovulation can be achieved through lower estrogen and progesterone levels in contraceptives than what are currently used.

A new abortion ban is set to hit the southern states, this time in Florida, with Florida Governor Robert Desantis signing a 6-week abortion ban into law. Florida is now 1 of 12 US states with approved bans on abortions after 6 weeks.

In a recent study, doxycycline use reduced the incidence of sexually transmitted infections among transgender women and men who have sex with men.

In a recent study, timed birth was indicated to reduce the risk of preeclampsia by over half.

In a recent study, investigators found changes in fertility rates during the COVID-19 pandemic varied, with differences in states’ political leanings and social distancing efforts linked to this variety in impact.

The American Heart association has released a statement highlighting the need to include nonbiological factors and social determinants of health in assessments for cardiovascular disease risk.

In a recent study, women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy and postpartum periods experienced greater rates of mortality than those diagnosed outside of pregnancy.

In a recent study, routine facility-based third-trimester ultrasounds and point-of-care ultrasounds were both effective in reducing the rate of undiagnosed term breech presentations.

In a recent study, outcomes on the human oocyte and early embryo development did not differ between patients infected and not infected with COVID-19.

In a recent study, women who received risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy when premenopausal more often experienced discomfort during sexual activity and vaginal dryness than those receiving it when postmenopausal.

In a recent study, the number of postpartum opioid prescriptions increased at a greater rate than forecasted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a recent study, children of women in an IR-hyperglycemic group were 5 times more likely to develop childhood obesity than those from a control group.